Thomas II Hunt of Mollington, Cheshire (1684 - 1739)
Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1656 - 1743
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1016 mm (50 x 40 in)
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 884960
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Thomas II Hunt of Mollington, Cheshire (1684-1739), in the manner of Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1656 – London 1743). A three-quarter-length portrait of Thomas Hunt II (1684-1789) standing towards the right, head facing, right hand extending to a dog at his side; wearing a plum coloured coat and a white necktie.
Provenance
by descent, until given by Gerald, 7th Viscount Clifden (1883-1966), with the transfer of the house to the National Trust in 1953
Credit line
Lanhydrock, The Robartes Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
(on gilt label on frame) Thomas Hunt Esq. of Mollington Hall Cheshire./SIR GODFREY KNELLER.
Makers and roles
Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743), artist manner of Michael Dahl (Stockholm 1659 - London 1743), artist